KASHISH 2018 – CALL FOR FILM SUBMISSION

FILM SUBMISSIONS FOR KASHISH 2018 IS NOW CLOSED.
FILM SUBMISSIONS FOR KASHISH 2019 WILL OPEN IN NOVEMBER 2018.

KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is proud to announce its 9th edition – KASHISH 2018 to be held between May 23rd to 27th in Mumbai, India.
The Festival Theme for KASHISH 2018 is TOGETHER, WITH PRIDE

The 9th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival will celebrate pride and the infinite diversities of families, communities, gender, sex, ethnicity and body types. The fight for equal rights and societal acceptance is also a fight against discrimination of any sort, and equal rights can be only achieved when all of us – LGBTQI and Allies – come together with pride to celebrate being ourselves.

KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is now accepting film submissions for its 9th edition to be held from May 23 – 27, 2018 in Mumbai, India.

Filmmakers / Producers / Distributors across the world are invited to submit features, documentaries, animation and short films that highlight / focus on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) themes and expressions.

Please read all the instructions carefully on the submission site.

ALL FILMS NEED TO PERTAIN TO LGBTQ STORIES (LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER). PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOUR FILM DOESN’T PERTAIN TO THIS.

About KASHISH MIQFF

KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is the first and only LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) film festival in India to be held in a mainstream theater, and the first LGBTQ film festival in India to receive clearance from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

KASHISH MIQFF, now considered South Asia’s biggest LGBTQ film festival and one of world’s top 5 coolest LGBTQ film festival, has over the past 8 editions become one of the biggest pride events in India.

Founded in 2010, the festival has grown from strength to strength, attracting close to 9000 footfalls over the 4 1/2 days of the festival at two/three venues. The festival, every year, has screened 110 – 180 films that include shorts, documentaries, features – all centered around LGBTQ themes. The festival also attracts topline Bollywood celebrities, prominent filmmakers and media personalities, and receives every year over 150 write-ups in mainstream press in India and globally.

Watch KASHISH 2017 Festival Highlights: https://youtu.be/rQvGNmi0Pno